焉

why? where? how?; strange; thereupon, then; where; how

Strokes
11
Pinyin
yān

Parts

Built from 焉

Words with 焉

  1. 于焉yú yān · yuyan(classical) see 於是|于是[yu2 shi4]
  2. 焉知yān zhī · yanzhi(literary) how is one to know?
  3. 异焉yì yān · yiyanfeeling surprised at sth
  4. 功莫大焉gōng mò dà yān · gongmodayanno greater contribution has been made than this (idiom)
  5. 心不在焉xīn bù zài yān · xinbuzaiyanabsent-minded; preoccupied; inattentive
  6. 有子存焉yǒu zǐ cún yān · youzicunyanI still have sons, don't I?; fig. future generations will continue the work
  7. 焉耆盆地yān qí pén dì · yanqipendiYanqi basin in northeast of Tarim basin
  8. 语焉不详yǔ yān bù xiáng · yuyanbuxiangto mention sth without elaborating (idiom); not giving details
  9. 割鸡焉用牛刀gē jī yān yòng niú dāo · gejiyanyongniudaolit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom); fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter; also written 殺雞焉用牛刀|杀鸡焉用牛刀[sha1 ji1 yan1 yong4 niu2 dao1]
  10. 杀鸡焉用牛刀shā jī yān yòng niú dāo · shajiyanyongniudaodon't use a sledgehammer on a nut; aquila non capit muscam
  11. 焉耆回族自治县yān qí huí zú zì zhì xiàn · yanqihuizuzizhixianYanqi Hui Autonomous County, in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州[Ba1 yin1 guo1 leng2 Meng3 gu3 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang
  12. 塞翁失马焉知非福sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú · saiwengshimayanzhifeifuthe old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise; it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
  13. 燕雀焉知鸿鹄之志yàn què yān zhī hóng gǔ zhī zhì · yanqueyanzhihongguzhizhilit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?
  14. 不入虎穴,焉得虎子bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ · buruhuxue,yandehuziHow do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
  15. 过而能改,善莫大焉guò ér néng gǎi , shàn mò dà yān · guoernenggai,shanmodayanIf one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better (idiom)

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Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences